Madhya-līlāChapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 24.349

taḿ sanātanam upāgatam akṣṇor

dṛṣṭa-mātram atimātra-dayārdraḥ

ālilińga parighāyata-dorbhyāḿ

sānukampam atha campaka-gauraḥ

SYNONYMS

tam — unto him; sanātanamSanātana Gosvāmī; upāgatam — having arrived; akṣṇoḥ — with the eyes; dṛṣṭa-mātram — being only seen; ati-mātra — greatly; dayā-ārdraḥ — merciful; ālilińga — embraced; parighāyata-dorbhyām — with His two arms; sa-anukampam — with great affection; atha — thus; campaka-gauraḥ — Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who has a complexion the color of a campaka flower (golden).

TRANSLATION

"As soon as Sanātana Gosvāmī arrived in front of Lord Caitanya, the Lord, seeing him, became merciful to him. The Lord, who has the complexion of a golden campaka flower, opened His arms and embraced him while expressing great affection."

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